Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy at Cornell University
Tracy Mitrano discussed how global universities related to traditional brick and mortar institutions in global learning and the potential impact of technology on curriculum…
Rachel Lyon screened her new film, which considers both the promises and the dangers of new Internet technologies in combating racism and creating a fairer justice system, and…
Steve Ward discussed his research on how the internet is being used by politicians in the UK and Australia to reinvigorate political interest and engagement.
Lawrence Lessig returned to Cambridge to speak about Change Congress, a project to build support for reforming how the United States government functions.
One of the few areas of agreement among observers of the news environment is that there is much more change to come. In this session we’ll discuss scenarios that illustrate…
Berkman’s Media Re:public project, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, is undertaking an assessment of the state of the field of participatory media…
Ashish Jha, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard Medical School
Policy makers have increasingly turned to "public report cards" where doctors and hospitals are graded on the quality of care they provide and this information is made available…
Lisa Stone discussed how U.S. presidential candidates and household brands have helped, and hurt, themselves by failing to understand what many women online increasingly demand.
Catherine Candee is the Executive Director, Strategic Publishing and Broadcast Initiatives at the University of California - Office of the President.
Catherine Candee discussed how the commercialization of scholarly publishing has stimulated a crisis threatening to compromise the very mission of universities.
Alexander Heffner discussed Scoop08.com, a non-partisan student publication offering coverage of the 2008 presidential election through a nation of student journalists.
Jesse Dylan, the director behind will.i.am’s Yes We Can video, and Rob Holzer, CEO of Syrup NYC, discussed their attempt to build an internet based movement.
